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.v.... ty-1 ?-:? y wtyr*v-t?. ff??".-.. ; :. . ?.?.y?;v,-^r<i TO TM?MI MS Stir il f?Mtt MA \i m FOLLOW ?S fjfc ^ ijlj^l jj ?HT THE DAY, THOU CANS'T NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN WALHALLA; ??utrt (CAROLINA, THURSDAY, MARCH U, ism VOLUME XIII.-NO. 17. BY KBITrt- st?t?Prt fe CO. .?1"r*->**;!*f Wff'ry**""' ?*.- ? I?7?. m... 187B ATLANTA fcONSTITUITOPf s FOR Will maintain tho reputation it has nlroadv \v?n'a8T(l tr TtlK LE ADI NO SOUTHERN DAILY. The particular features which hare given it a ^popularity that might almost ho termed sp?cial, will notjenly (JO pontinued, but such improvements niaqp I'M t$\\\l ?giT additional ?eat, vivacity and brilliancy to its odlutnns. .*? il?. I li ll I?, TUCVT THE EDITOR!AI. DEPARTMENT jail tho topics of tho timo will candidly, care fully and thoroughly be discussed, but not to .tho extent of tediousness.v,,l'tiQ political ."leader" will bo happily roliqvcd by light apd ?pleasing cffflavs upon social ,. Ano,. Jitoj-ary fTi.o,feesfti nnd by piquant prirrjraymie?t com? incuts upon current CVCHIP'. THE LATEST^ NEWS. . . The enterprise of TUB CONSTITUTION JO gathering and placing.before its readers ttic latest and freshest intelligence from nil pilots ?>f tho world, which lias ,been frequently illus troted of late on special occasions, when event? of absorbing public interest were transpiring, and which has boon made thc subject of congratulatory "comment by both press and people, will suffer no abatement. Tho natural advantages of tito Idoatirjn of TUB CONSTITUTION at thc political} co rh ttl or* cia! and news contre of tile State, together with the special facilities Glut tire tho out growth of energy, ciperic'Hco and ample refourcos, will all be utilised for tho benefit pf ?ts renders. Its despatches are superior to those of nny daily newspaper South of Nash ville, and itu news is fuller and fresher. In this respect TUB CONSTITUTION has NO RIVAL IN GEORGIA. It will bo the aim of tho editors in future, as it has been in tho past, to mnko their paper in overy respect a reflex of Georgia's progress and Georgia's greatness, nod n fljifliful, vigorous and unswerving Champion bf G?brjjtit'? interests. , No effort or expendo will bo spared to make TUB CoN8T?TUT'U>n, iiidispcns?ble to the Law* yer, Merchant, FilHHcr and Politician.i nnd tn render it equally ..welbpih'b in tho Coiiniiiig? room and nt the firopldb. "Old Si" will cou tinue to nir his qiiaint,?it?ilosophy jiiimigh its 'columns, nnd "Uncle KerHus" will occasionally vvarblo ono of his plantation songs. The Supreme Court decisions, matters pcrtrlliilng lo the Executive business of the State arni the proceedings of tho Legislature .will nil find their nmplcft mid earliest record ?ri thc columns of TUB CONSTITUTION. "J, TUE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION, will be io overy respect as newsy nnd OK entertaining as the daily. It will comprise ?very feature of interest thnt eiperience cnn possibly suggest-a carefully edited resumo nf tho latest news from all purtB of tho world und matters of political, literary, scientific, agricultural and commercial moment will find in its columns their completest embodi ment. TERMS OF 8UnSCRIPTION. The terms of subscription nro ns follows: Daiiy Constitution ono year, $10,00; six month?; $5.00. Weekly Constitution one year, $2.00; nix mimh?. $1.00 Always payoble in advance. Address, THE CONSTITUTION. Atlanta, Ga. CNLKUIIATH? lors? and ?attjlfowdefgj IM .jsitert WATER. HRAYEB, CO?flfii TEMPER, FEVERS, ?Op | LOSS OF APPETITS AND ,V KMERQT, At lu o ?fl |>of_r Wlntt, tner????4 th? ?PMtlU^ ?1 m ? imoolh ?ni RIOM* ekln-*n? trmiforra? th? c>l?ire*>!? . ?k? UtV lalo?MMoektajl tri ertfrfted fcW?& ?*.**.kVpt?' y Cow?v*p*tb Voa lt lnr?lu?ble. lt li tv ?MNipr?, I vtcU????;?insl Rlnd?rpc*t, DolW Horn, ?tc. It hu been proven br [ MtaU ??.p?riment lo Inere**? th? , J?ja*0111/ of milk ?na ?re?m lw?nt* '-IB??MSIKIXe V*T ter,*, ?nd mike th? butter firm1 . ^^.????^?^ ?nd ?weet. In tatlealor ??til?, lt in til ?{MM of Stein?, lach ?. Cough*, TTlcri In th? I.uog? LU?, * c., th I? ?rtl el????? M ? fptdd?. 11/ putting frota on?-. h Mf a paper to a p?p?r la a baml er i ?will UM ?heee di? <u?i ?Ut tx? ? radi - <?l?4 or ea ti rel jr pr?Y?ote4. If ft rta la tim?, a ??ruin prereaUT* aa4 ?ur? tor th? Hot ChoUr?._ BATID E. i??TZ, Proprietor? JJ ALTIMOH?1, Md. < Sold by Drnswlsta and Storekeepers th rough. ?TO th? ?ntWdState?, Canada atid&Amsrfea, NOTiCE. demands against thc Estate of WriV. ,Corty?V, defensed, will rlresent, thom to th?' ?ndcrslirn?d properly ?ttest?d, and' all . porson's" iVi.uebled to said ?Btate will como forward and platte prompt payment. My post of?jeo is ?hdolVdi. S. C. W. F. CORBIN, Administrator. ttb. 21, 1878 l'dU NOTICE Of FjNAJJETTLEMErW/ NOTICE is tid'r'dby gi fen that application will bo inlidd' to luoliiird. Lewis. Esq., Judge of Prdbiito of Ou?heo' County, nt his office in the Court lionne; ? Wdli?alla. S. C., on Saturday. 30th ?W of mVd\\\ WV, for fcavo to mnko a flrihl' e'dmj?rfltfri't ot,' thb.csVr?V? of Daniel Fullor'tou, deceased, timi to bo dis-' ?hnrgcd therofroirl'y , . JAMES' ISDELL, Administrator. Feb. 28, 1878 16-4' TVpfM'i? h'er?by giron th'ol' M*rs. AVOII' JJl Cobb, widow of ?fohn B. Cobb, deceased, nos rondo application to me for on exemption of the real and personal estato of the said deceased, and I will pass upon the same on Saturday, tho SOth dey of March. 1878, nt 11 o'clock A. M., in my omeo, in tho Court House, at Walhalla, 8. C. JUCHA BI) LEWIS, Judgo of Probate, Geo nco County,. WM. '?. tt??T??T J?llr-i VEU? ER. KEITH & VE&JN?R, . iS?t?c/iflfa in ?quif^, m$$s??? Infi Iii Staten Court, . .../. /. Offic'? ?\Hlltc Square, Walhalla, S O Jon 0, 187d 8 , tf ^?ca?WA?T K7~A. THOMPSON Abboville, S C Wnlhnlln, S O , ?ftdOWAN & THOMPSON} A T T ? Ti tfE YS AT LA W, Will ?Wo purotmlit ftttontion to nil business e^Mded to t'lVcth lu tito Stdt?, County, arid United States Courts. O?ce on Court House Square, Walhalla, & V ? ito junior pnrtnor, MR. T/iioi^rsoKi >y.j)l a,lso practice in thoCourtsdf PlbRctis, tireen ville and A ml er HO ii'. ?hT*r\>\ mb tf Aug 2,187? $l-\y$ Ayer's Cherry Pectoral For Diseases of tbs j Throat and Imnrffi, such aa Coughs, Colds, ^ Whooping: Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma, and Consumption. Tho reputation ii fins attained, In consequence of the marvellous cures it lins produced during tho last hall' century,'fs n f uOlclcnt assurance lo ?tic public- that it Vvt?l continu? to' rcaff?c thc happiest results that can' fVc-' desired' iii almost ?very section of coiitilry there arc persons, publicly kt??wn.who Have been restored from nlnrmingnnd G'VCII desperatediseases of thc longs, by ?ts usc. All who have ir/cd" ^acknowledge Its superiority ; And where its yn'(ucs ni e known, no jj'n'e hesitates A's to what medi'eme to cnipiVtA to rcVlc'c /lie dis tress mid suffering p?cu??ar to nYiYm'o'nnry' Sec tions. CIIKIVIIV' PftCTOftAI. always ntfords in ?'/niit relief,' (WW performs rnjWd ?uris of thc m'nWcr varieties ?f UT?ltclilni disorder/As w'?l? as f?i'c m'?V? forniidnWc diseases of the lungs.' A's' a safeguard (ocliiWr?nV?iiild Hie distress lng diseases which beset' thc Throat and Chest ?? Ch'.lm'i c-Vi'd, it l's invaluable ? for.by its timely usc, ?niVtlti'nYcs arc rescued and restored'to lUnl?nV This ni'?d?cino gaYns friends nt every trial,';is Ibo cures H id coVi'stanily producing arc foo re markable to bc forgotten. No' family ili'?m'd bo without it, nud those wlib lia vc once Used it never will. Eminent Physicians throughout' tile country prastirlbo it, and Clergymen oftcii recommend it from their knowledge of its effects, MEPARKO nr Dr. i. C. AYER & CO,, Lowell, Mass., Practical nn<l Annlytlcnl Olitmilnts. soi.!) NY A ix lmuAGisTS r,w?it v wi i mir.. j(WBhk'n,,',t GOLD, ^K^^llr W.i-.' "",,"t l_ oonltniinnco for nny length of, tir?i?j^ causes irritation of thc lungs, or some cii'r'omo throat nflo el hm Neglect. oftentimes resultad In nonio mcurablo lung, disenso. HltOWN'S HHON tffjlAL TKOtMlKSlvnvy.proVo^thcir cflioftoy, by n'fest for rnnny yenrol nhd'will almost invariably mi lojMqdlato rolief. ?An only BROWN'S B|lORC(HIAb TKOUIHSj M? do net take nny of Uio wertblass iinltnlicns'llinl may bo offered Pec'.' 0, 187'/ 8-4 m 'PUK undersigned nre Agents for the ETI WAN I GUANO, whioh is thc oldest and moslvnhm ble on tho market Prices reasonable. Cotton option. Pnynblc November 1st, 1878. 1,12WIS A WAI,Ki;it, ?ff????, Seneca City, S. C. Jo?. 2d;. 1878. lO-^nr [Original. Dubs Writtoit on tho DcntU ol ItXrs. J<rim Ritter. BY ETHEL DASHWOOD. before tbo dawn of rosy morning ^caren's i gotos ero open wide, .";.?. . Thoo tho form of her puro spirit crossed tlio tide; ...... W" \ . ? ? # ..' I iii I Lil M * (lross,ed thc tide of thot lone river.far,otyay Tinougii tho dashing, foaming water's; silver spray',... (. ^ To tho homo of lifo et'crhal-hccvouly llOOlC- :i Where no fulling, longth'lilg shadows m ak et h gloom. bather' round her mdrtal form, lifolccs now, Hay tho faded drooping tresses from her brow, Close her orbs, onco dark and loving-a mother's orbs Smooth lier robes^of trailing whiteness sainted robes Fold her jjatids, KO tbih and wasted, on her breast", Draw tho snowy curtuio 'round her, let her rest. Toil for her is over, over, abo can rest In thc regions of thc holy and tho blest) Of the 'nany weeks she wailed, who can tellr Hut although she li Ved to suffer, she has done her mission well; She has struggled, without murmur, through tho strife; Hut, ot last, she wears thc promised crown of life. Although she hos passed to spirit land, Sho hos left her footprints with us on thc strand; And thc me. ory of her patience will never As she lived in faith, o'er histing, whito sho staid. Oh that wc could all bo sure of faith like ber's To help us beef (iib inctuy trials lifo inours. Now they ila ve placed her in tho coffin, for j. t ever-more 'Tis sweet to think she is not dead, but ., "gone boforo," Theo o'er they heaped tho rolling,' willing sod, Murmuring, "Thy will, not cults, bb dono, O! God," ( w Wc leave her and tm silvor moori will vigils kqeb, While Christ, ih i(t| lils mercy giveth, ?lia beloved clocp." [Frttm tho Atlanta Daily Constitution/) THE FATAL DANCE. A Terrible Tragedy that Grew Out of\ the Ball Room-A Wi/c, Crazed by tScciny /ihr Husband in the Embrace of her Rival, Commits Murder-The Full Story oj thc Richens County Health Developers. -0:0 Our renders will remember that in the Constitution, of Sunday, there was a short notice of thc capture of Kate Southern, This notice revives in thc minds of those familiar with tho circumstances, u story iliac nus rew parallels. The tragedy around which lt revolves wos committed in the heart, of J'iokcoa County, beyond thc resell of newspapers, and what wo know of it, is received thrungli mero hcrcsuy. Tho following is the account most generally ac credited:' , - A YOUNO AND JKA'f/0U8 WIFE In rickens County, about sixteen months ?'go, ii r. Robert Southern. Wus married to Kate Haiubrick. .Southern is represented ti's a young fellow* 6'f rather wild habits, but clever enough ni thc bottom, handsome, ^optfl?V1 and bruv*?.'(> Miss Ilumbric? was ono ?'f tho ftfcU'ic?i ?iris in tho up country. She weighed uticut pounds, had a uno, suple rV^urc," D?uo eyes, auburn han! ?nd' n'ati'cYb?mc fepturCO. ( M ''? 1. Thc mcrno'g? W?'R,'for o' tim?la' happy ono. In a month' or so, however",' Mrs. SorVthcrn began to grow jealous and restless.' TlVore wus a $i'ss frurcissa Cowan, 0 yoting lady of liighly respectable family, (as indeed were ali the parties toward whom her sus picions . were directed.) It is said that joting Southern had been quito attcntivo to this lady, before bis marriage to Miss liam. brick, and tho latter always looked upon her with a wife's jealous four and disfavor. Nothing ocourrod, however, to moko an outbreak, until on tho FATAL NIOIIT OF THE KILLI KO. On this night there was a country ball, held nt tho residence of Mr. ilambrick,' Kate's father. Mies Cowart wos invited nil'd was present. It is said that when the ball oponed, Mrs. Southern woo* to' Her husband and asked that ho would not'ejthcr danoo with or speak to Miss Cowart during tho evening. Ile appeared to agree to'lljis, and everything wont on smoothly dotti lalo in tho night. ^ i( j Mi At about 12 o'clock yoiihr?Southern ?p pofired iii a cotjlion, with Miss Cowort as lils p'arVricV. Tills*scorns to havo enraged] Hilf WHO; ww ot1 ?nc? walked up and said] theil' lib" br?o* ^rbmMs'cd to danoo']tWai sot wM rioV^dr'tUt'shoj* wanted tot dabee U\with lii'm! Ho rn^ado nonio resistance, and, it is said, that Miss' Cowart protested that she had a right to daDoo with Southern, os sho lind known him a long timo. Wo learn that it is (lonied that sho made this state ment. In any event, Mrs.' Southern turucd away, and her husband'remained to cl ?nico with Miss Cowar!.' DETERMINED TO HAVE REVENGE. Sho watched tho danoo for a while, and thon left tho room. Sho wont to her father, who was outside of tho house, and ^sked him for his knife Ho asked her wlpjkshc wanted it for. Sho replied sho . wntit?tj to eut a toothbrush, lier father reminded her that it was too luto to do that,. , She re|tci o ted her request, lier futlicjj., then gavo her his knife* ,,u^flij, to>>k it and rc t??iied.tqjho.dunolng roam. . " ? "Shq.fouua that tho daucc io which her husband bsd been engaged was coded, but tjipt^ltiki Cownrt was in tho oct of dancing nero33vtho floor. v WITHOUT A WORD 8J?E R?Stj.ED tl pon' lier and seized pOh by line righj shoulder. Sho theo said, "You have danced enough!" With this she drew tho knife from thc folds of her dress and plunged it into Miss Cowart's outting a frightful gosh down towai1.s the region of tho heart. Her victim was very much heated and very plump. The blood spurted from her neck to tho wall, n distance of fully five feet. She staggered uudcr thc blow and fell. As sho was fulling, Mrs. Southern dolt her another blow, this timo cutting her in thc left breast, as sho fell, she slashed at her agnin, this time cutting through her belt, her clothes, and making a terribly wound in her 6 to m noli. Of course the victim was dead by this timo. Wo bcliovo sho did not speak after she was attacked. v , . . OF COU USE CONSTERNATION,! .,. , , seized tho crowd, and no one skeined ohio to comprehend what had han^enQa.)|>i(jne af thc men present rushed forward mid said, .'where js tile man that struck, mot pomuo!" At tins Mrs. Southern aro.se dilti shouted, "? jam thc mati til at did it.".,..,,. . .." The orowd thou .gathered about the doors, and declared that np ono should leave thc house Hob Sou tiler ti al tm cc dook his wife by tho arm, and w Inno vcr ti is careless ness toward her might have boon formerly! ho now showed his devotion] to her. Ile strode to tlic .front anti .said: 1M, "Gentlemen, I'm going to loivc tliii house, and take my wife with me-mid wc aro going through, if wo have to shoo through." jfy |.|, With this ho drew his pistol and starj,^ towards the door. Tho crowd, still daz'cc and bewildered, gavo way beforo tho mat and wifo, and they wcro lost in f the, dark ness. A hasty pursuit .wad organised, hu it was unavailing. Sotithcrrj mid his wifi were gone, and CQplrjt, ,not 9c traced. Mis Cowart's family offerer! a ^reward of $26( for tho capturo of the f?jjjtjy?9.( Tho, Go vernor supplemented tlii^wi^i a'(raWprn fo $100. Despito tilts, however,, a ,*ull. yoa passed mid nothing wit's heard of thc ruua *a>< tMi.s. 51 -rust, THE FIU^T STEl'S TOWAnDS .CArTURE. A short time ago old man Southern am his two sons left their homo ond. went ti North Carolina. A fovy days afterward Mr. W. W. Finthey, ex Sheriff,,of Picken County, received some news of tho fugitives Ho heard that thc Southerns after leav ing Georgia had gone to Franklin, J??, C. and had there settled upon a farm,, and tba tho old muu and tho,..bo^eJjad followci them. He ac once secu'rod tjyyo ,gopd on trusty associates, and started to ft nd them They rode rapidly. , , x ,."?. THROUUH TllB ?oUNTR/, .. . and soon readied IiuycaviUe' . They thor received evidence that convince'! them the wore on the right track, ana pushed ohoati They found tho furra iipofi $pjt(???f ,th Southerns had settled, but discovered tim their birds had flown1. They had bec gono only a day or two, and hod gon towards North Aluboma. They wore travo ing with oh ox wagon, and carried Mr? Southern with them. Tho pursuers then redo day arid nigh until they came' to Murphy, N. C< T4ic learned ibero that tho fugitives wero only few minutes* oh'caJ^of Uicm. Feeling sui that they would ca inp just outside the towt Findley woit'ed* till night befero ho mat! his raid. In lftc' meantime tho Southon >d .?Al*. ., :r - . i i RAISED A DIFFICULTY ' with tho ,gato ( peeper,( on the turnpik? 8(?0Jie.wa'sppttj?fl ready ,1,0 go out aft<( thou) and collect the ^?lj Umy had refuse to poy. Tho two parties wcroxJoined, an ofter som'o scouting", ?ooo tyy Mr. Findlo to nssure himself that he was on thc rigl track, they started out niter tho wogoi They readied the camp at about 4 o'clool but discovered that tho Southerns' hn already moved, and woro proceeding c their journey. They followed them an soon carno up with thc wagon; passing quietly they wont ahead und then mut an ambuscade. When tho wagon came t; they closed in from both sides nod secure tho errent ?f tho wljblo party.' ( Thc1 attar. wWeo unexpected' that no rosistanco w possible Jrito oapturo was oompleto.]. TA guns and two pistols wcro taken, ut Southern rind his wifo were ^uken in ohafj by Mr. Findley and bft^rt^,,h?? AN AKFECTINO INCIDENT . i^fi?rVatcd of tho capture. It is enid In when Mrs. Southern was nursing ti little, baby that had boon born to her sin thn flight nf hcasclf and husband, elio bo her capture pluckily, os did* her husband. ( AV* A TTE M VT AT ( RESC U K warf made, by* (ho Sou thor ns, as tho. jW stopped'to take breakfast.,' '1 ne old, mi and tho two bpiys, whoso, devotion to thc kindred was heroic, dashed in thc room at demanded tho release of tito prisoners. M Findloy and his porty met them instant with superior,force, and they wore disarm without tho firing of a shot. After th tho prisoners were brought homo witho au'y further trouble. jj , A WHOLE FAMILY IN JAM. ??ob and Kuto Southern arc novr io jail in Pickons County,. J\t their request tho baby was ?. incarcerated with them-the father, mother.Hi)d\.chjld being in thc cell togeth?r. , Tliey.orn, represented os .bejug comparatively happy ?.nd ?tbqro't}gqly do voted to each other. . }lx, Kinsley nays he never saw a moro, .perfect devotion in h's lifo than cxists,,,bctv?ccn Southern and his wife. Theij-,pply. request 19 lnnt tncy U)0J never bo repainted'.,. , \\ ^ lt is.harddo ?uy what m\\ become of Mrs. Southern... lt io tho general opinion t< W u t she, will bc hung. Wo .hayo ,our .dobb.tj; ppon this subject. Those whp, Remember Uio tremendous pressure brought. against tho hanging of Miss Khcrhajut,. ,wt\li uqt ^c.Ucvo it, ,to bc cosy for another woman.?o qc bungin Georgia. She willan ojl pr.o.bnbl)ir ty bc seilt IQ tho penitentiary--sho will hardly bo hubg;. ,,. ;|v,.,i ,. ", . "..". Tho Judge hail.refused to giant any sort of bail, to tho prisoners. Thc old man Southern accompanied his son back to Georgia, and tho beys are on tho way with Mio wagon. , Thc prosecution will bc very vigorous and positive. ACTS OF A SSH MR LY. The following acts and joint resolutions received tho approval of thc Uovornor on thc 4th instant: An act to prescribe thc number of T^iul Justices for Sumter County and to regulate tli'cir pay., . , (1( An act to.erapnd Section 4 .of on act en titled "An aot jo pr?vido for thc drawing of ?urics. in certain counties, and to amend tho aw in relation to, tho drawing of Juries/' approved Juno 8, 1877! ,? , ,, ... Joint resolution , te , pa,y l\on. ^anipl Lewis, representative, for balance duq him. A ti. act to amend an apt entitled "An aot to epforcp the payment of tho poll tax/' , . Aq net{fo amend un not entitled. "An act to incorporate the Sumter Manufacturing Company," approved Fobruary 14, 18<0. Joint resolution to authorize payment to A. Spring Withors and John A. Alexundor, for services rendered, by them in making assessments for York < County for the fiscal year ending Octobor ill, 1870. v. An act to incorporate tho Lynch's Creek Navigation Company. An not to apportion tho taxes on proporty in which tho title , ur un interest therein, uns been transferred subsequent to assess ment. , ,j An oct to repeal an act entitled "An act to amend au act foi- tho incorporation of tho town of Oeorgotown," approved 19th March, 1875, and also to ropeal the third Section of an act to alter and amend thc charter of the town of Georgetown, approved January 8, 1372. , t Joint resolution lo authorize tho ?pmp-i trollcr genoral to druw a warrant in favor of B. Graham lor balance of salary of W. Graham, deceased. An act regulating tho mode of conducting capital executions. i An act to repeal Dn oct to regulato labor of persons confined in tho Ponitentiary?of South Carolina, approved March 9, 187*. , An act to incorporate tho Middle Strcot Sullivan's Island Railroad Wharf Company. Joint resolution to c able thq County Commissioners and Trcqsurors.of Andorsou, Picken?, Darlington and (/ru,iig'eburg Coun ties to draw warrants for and pay the past indebtedness of said counties out of thc j county funds now on hand and to authorize county commissioners to draw warrants to pay for pdse8suient8 of fiscal year 1876. An not to establish and charter n ferry aqross Broad Uiver, at Lockhart Shoals, in Union Cou qty.' ..,, ( ... , . , ,., M,A,|j ap^ to. amend on act to renew npd? nmendtho charter of tho town of Mount Pleasant,, Chnrlcatou County, S..C. , . , >x An act to incorporate tho town cf llarn wo11; ... . . s 1.1... i; ,Aq net to exempt frotn tax>itjpn tho cam. pus grounds of forman ? pinera} ty.',, |l( . An act ip relation to forfeited , lands, and redemption of. the same and to lands not heretofore placed pp tjio tax duplicates.' An act to amend au act entitled "An oct to authorize the county commissioners to submit to ?/o inialiGiod electors of tho sovo? ral counties a proposition to alter the fence low mid to pr?vido tor effectuating tho same." Joint Resolution authorizing the school commissioner of Kdgeficld County to issu^e a teacher's pay certificate and tho county treasurer of siid county to pay to Mrs.' Flora E. Crouch, formerly Mrs. Flora IC. Wright, for sorvioos rcndcfod.us toaohcr in thc public schools of ?aid county.' An oct to incorporate tho Washington Light Infantry, of Charleston, (S. C. , ,? ?'n'oof1 to pr?vido for. th,o reduction, o,f tho indebtedness of thc city of Columbia and to fiinr)'tho samo.' % , . ., An act to doohiro thc, law respecting' thq. powers and^dulies of tho Circuit, judges M this .State Without tho limits of tho circuits in which rttoy reside. Joint resolution ?q.prpyiac^or tho pay ment of tho cqmniissiqucre oppointod u?dor on aclj entitled "An oct ,to .inv6s|igat)o. und incertain ij|u pulual bena Jute indebtedness of, thc various oounties in Uiift t?ta(tc and, to regulato,flip manner j qf- paying tho same," approved Juno ll, 1877*. . An not to prevent fishing with nots in tho frosh st reatos of thia Stato at certain seasons of t\iq year. , , An aot to repeal au act entitled "An not to provide for tito establishment of a school in tho Stato Penitentiary." An not to repeal Section 17, Chapter LXXXVIII, Title Ht, Patt ll, of thc (Venera]'Statutes. Au. act tp ropoW thc charter of tho La fayette Artillery.and to revivo thc samo. Aq not to enable tJie.ottornoy general to prqte?t tho interest of tho Stato io eertain suits ju thc Supreme Court of thc United States. , . , An apt to amend an act entitled "An neb to utilizo tlin convict, labor of this State." . .^n act,jtq.rcnew tho charter of thc Uni tarian Church nod to corj?rm and Ic^ali/.o nILth?ii'ftpts done einco tho expiration of the'ir cljnrtcr. ,, ,., . " , ,, An aet to renew, nnd amend t'10 charter pf ^hcj.'roabyicrian Church of Aiken, nnd to.confirm onu lq?nli?o all their nets douo ?ince thc ex,pir^tloi? of its charter. , . An act to ouxcud\au act entitled "An act to provide -stutioucry and fuel iu thc General Assembly." , v , ..., Ap act.to pr?vido for tho assessment of teal estate in the; several counties of this State io,.thc year 1878. . . . . An. act to renew thc charter of the Socicto Francaise.. , , , , An act to amend an act .entitled "An oct to establish a new judicial and. election county from portions of tho counties of liam well, lidgeficld, Lexington and Orange - burg, to bc known ns Aiken County," ap proved Marci? 10, 1871. An oct to discover thc representatives of St. Joint's Bcrkcly Church, Wm. MoCluncy ond others, that appear ps creditors on tho stock hooks in thc treasury o f? ce. ... ,\ An an oct *? rcohortcr a ferry across tho Wpcamaw River, in llorry County, and to vest thc came in John j. Reaves, bis heirs and assigns, (,, , . ,., , ,. uint, resolution to caablc tho county commissioners and treasurers of Anderson, Pickcns, Darlington and Crangeburg Couo* ties tp draw warrants fur and pay thc past indebtedness of Said counties out of tho county funds now on hand, and to nuthorizq the county commissioners, of Charleston County to. draw warrants to pay for assess ment of fiscal year 1876. , Au oct to amend tho charter of tho Charleston Fertilizer Company. . . , An oct, to amend an oct entitled an "Aa, act to rcduse ail acts and parts of acts pro . yiding.for thc assessment and taxation of property into one not and to amend tho same," and to pr?vido for tho appointment of tho State Board of Equalization. . An not to constitute tho town of Ander son a separato township of tho County of Anderson for all purposes. Joint resolution to authorize thc . Statq treasurer to.rcissuc to Pl\iucas Pierce certain certificates,of State stock, (ho, originals of which havq,b?Cln lost or destrojod, ,An aotNto reimburso thc County of Rielly land foycxpqnacs incurred in thc trials of persons tried for crimes committed . while such persons were officers of tins State. , ..Joint resolution to uuthorize thc city board, pf schoql. commissioners of thc City, of ChurJ,c6to^.tp,.raisc mouey for tho support of tjtc city schools. ,. , . . An ., act,. Jp exempt fuir grounds and buildings froin, taxation. Joint resolution directing tito improve ment of thc Stato House grounds. . ; . An ocf.N to incorporate tho Play Card Swamp Navigation Company, in llorry County. An act to amend an act entitled "An act. to provide for thc payment of rewards of fered to secure tho punishment of crime," approved March 24, 1876. ,, An aot to .regulato thc sale of guano and other fertilisers. ... An act to incorporate thc Port Royal Lime and- Wurchousc Opmpany. 1 "An act to secure landlords and persons making advances. .. , ,. ., , An act to incorporate tho Ocorgctown and North Carolina Narrow Gauge Railroad Company. .... . An net to amend thc charter of the Mount Pleasant and Sullivan's Island Perry Cotn Pnny- 'i i ? - II tin ; An act to reduce thc pay of witnesses iu State cases. ,,..!,,. Joint resolution to authorize thc.secretary of Stute t) dclivor the record books in his .office belonging to Charleston Cpunty to tho register of tnesne conveyance for Charleston County. ( 'it, An net to provide stationery and fuel for tho Executive departments of thc Stato Government.. . . i - | ; An not to amjqpd Section 330 of tito Codo of Procedure,,in relation to tho costs of plaintiffs. i j A.n.act to regulato thc pilotage of tho pore of Charleston. Th.b greenville Sentinel gives thc follow-, ing graphic description of. a. frightful, acqt-. 'dent which happened in that viciuity re cently: . yJ . \ ..nil .II i r I- 11 u * .> i ^A 8ov.cnf?cq year old daughter of nn. estimable resident of Rupert, spent yester day afternoon ot n.ttyighbor'sjiouao, wending] h?r way tyjmcwtird just as vtho , sun was sinking behind thc hil), lt was a beautiful, sunset,, and s.hc stood in . tito rnptuous. dclig?ij; guning" u.pon it und upon ti?0 hills, surrounding her, npd thinking how good God Was, to tu uko everything so beautiful for. thc. .iohebjtants of the earth, when sh,o discovered that her gaiter was uoolaspodx and sho potocd. horsolf to adjust it. ,A william goat standing, near, took . ifl tho situation and deeming it. toogood to bc lost,, stealthily approached tho stooping form of tho beautiful maiden, made a boo lino for tho bulgo in her frock, canto up with, suffi cient force, to upset this fair, daughter, and to spoil a two dollar criterion and a six dollar bonnet. ,. AV e. aro glad there is a pauso hove ns wo. aro dying to kuow what a two dollar grito rioo is.